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Garmin Edge 705 Road Performance Package
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Fully detailed maps included with the Edge 705 Road bundle
Trainer. Navigator. Edge 705 pushes you to do your best, then shows you the way back. This GPS-enabled cycle computer knows no limits. Get heart rate, cadence, turn-by-turn directions, power data (from ANT+™-enabled third-party power metres) - the works. Even share your data with other Edge 705 friends after your ride. All wireless with a colour display, this is no ordinary cycle computer.
Navigate Your Ride
Lose yourself in the ride without losing your way. Edge 705 comes with a built-in basemap, plus it has a microSD™ card slot for adding map detail and storing workouts, courses and saved rides. Just plug in detailed MapSource® City Navigator® street maps on a preloaded data card and get turn-by-turn directions on a sunlight-readable, colour display as you pedal. Add optional topo mapping for your off-road adventures. Edge snaps easily into the included bike mount to guide you to your destination.
Get the Data You Need
Available in 3 versions (see versions tab), Edge 705 comes bundled with different accessories to keep you on top of your ride. Edge 705 automatically measures your speed, distance, time, calories burned, altitude, climb and descent, and records this data for your review¹. For extra-precise climb and descent data, Edge also incorporates a barometric altimeter to pinpoint changes in elevation. It features a high-sensitivity receiver that holds a signal under trees and near tall buildings, and comes with a click stick for easy screen navigation.
See Your Power
Edge 705 works with third-party ANT+Sport-enabled power metres (check back soon to view list of compatible devices) to display your power output in watts as you ride. This valuable data shows you how hard you're working, regardless of conditions affecting your ride, so you can train smarter. Get a competitive advantage by viewing power output along with Edge data all on the same display and storing this information to analyse your workout.
Measure Heart Rate and Cadence
Garmin's innovative ANT+Sport wireless technology means you get heart rate and speed data with no strings attached. All versions of Edge 705 include a wireless heart rate monitor to measure your heart rate and track your heart rate zone. Some packages also include a speed/cadence sensor to monitor your pedaling cadence and wheel speed as you ride. You can even use it to train indoors because the sensor attaches to your rear wheel, not the front like most other computer systems.
Swap Rides Wirelessly
With Edge 705 you can share your courses, workouts and saved rides wirelessly with other Edge 705 users. Now you can prove that 20-mile uphill climb with a 2000-foot elevation gain. Better yet, send it to your friend to ride. Sharing data is easy. Just select "Transfer Data" to send your information to other Edge 705 units within a 3-meter range.
Share, Store and Analyze
You rode hard and now you want to store and analyse your workout. With a simple connection to your computer, you can join a worldwide network of cyclists and outdoor enthusiasts through Garmin Connect™ - our new, one-stop site for data analysis and sharing. Also upload to optional Garmin Training Center® software for further analysis.
Edge 705: Bring it on.
Training
Virtual partner allows users to race a virtual competitor
View distance, speed, time and much more on a configurable display
No calibration required
Set up training sessions and schedules to follow
Set alerts for time, distance, heart rate, speed and power (optional)
Speed/cadence sensor included can be used indoors for turbo training
View and race against historic data
Download and view training stats and routes with Training Center software
Upload data to Garmin Connect (connect.garmin.com) for greater analysis and view within Google Earth
Compatible with ANT + Sport SRM wireless power meters and Quarq's CinQo system
Transfer routes, courses and workouts wirelessly to another 705 user
Navigation
Preloaded worldwide basemap
INCLUDED preloaded MicroSD road mapping for Europe
For other areas worldwide, see www.garmin.com/cartography
Auto routing 'Where to' function allows users to enter a destination and allow Edge to provide a road route suitable for bike, car/motorcycle or pedestrian based on predetermined options.
Mark locations
Ride pre-planned routes
Never get lost with 'Back to start' function
Compatible with routes from Memory Map or Topo Great Britain
Barometric altimeter for precise elevation reading and profile of the ride
What's in the box:
Edge 705
Heart rate monitor chest strap
Speed/Cadence sensor
European Road mapping on MicroSD card
Two bike mounts for stem or bars
USB cable
Manuals on CD & QRG
AC Charger
To see more details and 3D views visit the UK Garmin Edge minisite here
GPS receivers are now made waterproof, lightweight and small enough to fit on a bike easily. There are 2 basic choices to take on your bike: a GPS unit designed primarily for navigation with a dedicated bike mount, particularly suitable for cycle touring and finding your way in unfamiliar territory, like the Garmin eTrex Vista Cx; or a dedicated bike computer that uses GPS to track your training routes and provide detailed analysis of your workout like the Edge 305, with more limited navigation capabilities. Most units come with only very basic maps installed and you may need to purchase more detailed maps for your area to be loaded onto the unit for navigation.
Garmin International Inc. manufactures and markets navigation and communications equipment for the aviation and consumer markets such as the popular Garmin Edge mountain bike and road bike GPS range. Garmin products serve aviation, marine, automotive, wireless, OEM, and general recreation applications. Specifically Garmin aim to enrich the lives of customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees by providing the very best products that offer superior quality, safety, and operational features at affordable prices. What started out in 1989 with a handful of dedicated engineers and a great idea for a product has grown into the Global Positioning System (GPS) leader–both in sales and critical acclaim. Garmin has helped to take GPS to new heights by going beyond the ordinary features and performance found in typical GPS receivers. Today, Garmin has a diverse product line and distributors in virtually every part of the world. While garmin's immediate success has resulted from developing innovative products for a variety of markets, their long-term success is based on commitment to support customers after the sale. They are winning over new customers with quality products, tremendous value, and superior service, and are working to turn them into loyal Garmin supporters for many years to come.
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Garmin's latest bike-specific GPS unit - the Edge 605/705 - combines all the training facilities from its previous 205/305 devices and adds all the navigational and mapping features from the more outdoor-oriented GPS receivers.
The Edge 705, tested here, is the top-of-the-line unit. It is marginally bigger than the Edge 305 in order to accommodate the new 1.4" x 1.7" colour screen, which is needed for a decent view of the map, the one feature that was firmly lacking from the 305. The maps are stored on a MicroSD card that slots into the base of the unit - cards pre-loaded with various maps covering most of the world available.
On the outside, the unit is still small enough to sit unobtrusively on your handlebar or stem, mounted via a simple bracket and two zip ties. New too is the small joystick at the bottom of the screen, which makes moving through the option menus and around the map a doddle, even when on the move and with gloves on. The on/off button is located on the top left side, with a menu and pair of zoom buttons on the opposite side, and a new lap and start/stop buttons either side the joystick. Construction and build quality is second to none with knocks shrugged off admirably, and it's even water resistant - a good job too with the summer we've had.
The 705 comes with an HRM, and you can add a wireless wheel speed/cadence sensor. It'll communicate with third-party ANT+Sport-enabled power meters, to you can track your power output in watts, good for those who take their training very seriously. Battery life is improved on the 305, with Garmin claiming 15 hours on a full charge, and in use that's a fairly realistic figure.
You get two bike mounts in the box, which allow attachment to the handlebars or stem via zip ties, the latter has seemed preferable in our testing as its size is well supported on the stem. Optional speed and cadence sensors also zip tie to the frame, and it's an easy step to get the Edge communicating with them.
The actual GPS functioning is superb, quickly locking onto the satellites the moment it powers up and never losing connection during a ride. The routing capability is quite impressive: simply tell it where you want to go and turn-by-turn instructions will pop up along the route. While this method works well, using the Courses facility seems preferable and more flexible, with a route pre-planned and the file downloaded to the Edge you can race against a Virtual Rider. You can even transfer data between two 705 units wirelessly, opening up the opportunity to share routes with friends.
Once your ride is over, all the data, including the route in all its detail, with speed, distance, average speed, cadence, heart rate and more can be downloaded the supplied Training Centre software, which acts as a useful training log. Notes can be added to each ride. The Training Centre software doesn't show you your rides on a worthwhile map, but Garmin's Motion Based website uses Google Maps which is infinitely more useful.
There's a dizzying amount of potential with the Edge 705 and unlocking some of it can take some time when starting out, but there's a wealth of opportunities for both the casual/touring cyclist hoping to explore new areas and the serious athlete interested in tracking and monitoring every aspect of a workout. Add in support for power metering, and you've got a very serious bit of kit.
If you want one device that will take care of your navigation, performance and training needs, the Garmin Edge 705 is it.
It seems that Garmin has listened to our pleas as the new 705 has literally everything we need from a computer. Cables and wheel magnets can become a thing of the past and the large display can be customised to show as many or as few pieces of information as you like. The bundled mapping has the whole of the UK on it with other maps available. As well as street level mapping, the Garmin displays contour lines that help give you an idea of the severity of any chosen routes.
Post-ride analysis is done using the supplied software with routes exported to Goggle Earth, much like the GTrek.
On-bike use is a simple affair with a very intuitive menu system. It can be used right out of the box, just zip-tie the handlebar mount, charge the unit and ride. Once you become more familiar with it and explore the menu options it becomes clear just how good for cycling this is.
It records rides that you do and can navigate you around them again or round routes that you can pick up off the internet or design yourself. Functions like auto-lap where the unit automatically records a lap when you pass the same piece of road twice in ingenious.
As a cycling-specific computer, we think that the Garmin will be a tough piece of kit to beat and as a GPS device we would have to say the same.
Best for anyone serious about their training data. It also records power data from several power meters.
It's a long way from cheap, but the Garmin Edge 705 is the most useful bit of cycling-orientated electronics we've ever used. Combining a bike computer on steroids, a mapping GPS receiver, a heart rate monitor and a power meter head unit in one easy-to-use device makes for an unrivalled cycling dashboard. Garmin's Edge 705 ticks just about all the boxes for a GPS-capable bike computer. It makes it easy to plan and record rides, and guides you on your way. It provides a vast amount of data, but it's well organised and once you get used to the menu-driven format, it's easy to use. Read the full review here
A staggeringly complete information source - the ultimate bike computer, with GPS navigation too
Buy it with a map to unlock the full potential. If you just want the routing capabilities and do not need heart rate or advanced training features then consider the cheaper Edge 605. To read the full Wiggle review click here
A seriously good bit of kit for serious riders.
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